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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reality is, it’s not very realistic to think that a kid playing on a team with players in a lower grade will be viewed exactly the same as one playing with kids in their own grade. People say college coaches don’t pay attention to that, but common sense tells you it probably matters at least a little. It’s hard not to think those statements are partly meant to ease everyone’s anxiety about the changes.

That being said, this isn’t about telling anyone their kid should play up. The age groups are what they are, and every player has the right to play in their correct age group. And yes, there will still be opportunities to play in college. It just might not always be at the exact level some families are hoping for—and that’s the honest part of the conversation[/quote]The reality is if you are the star (or average) player playing on age in ECNL or the star (or average) player playing a year up for an ECRL team, college coaches know you are the same player. You will be viewed exactly the same and will have to do the same leg work to let colleges know you are interested. Playing in ECNL vs ECRL will give advantages though and playing as the oldest for years will also give players cumulative advantages. So realistically, you will be the better player playing on age for many years than a player playing up on a non top team.[/quote]

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